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Get Dimension Values in All Configurations Example (VBA)

This example shows how to get the dimension values in all configurations of a model.

 

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' Preconditions:

'                (1) Model document with dimensions is open.

'                (2) Dimension is selected.

'

' Postconditions: None

'

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Option Explicit

Public Enum swDimensionDrivenState_e

    swDimensionDrivenUnknown = 0    '  Driven/driving state is unknown

    swDimensionDriven = 1           '  Dimension is a driven dimension

    swDimensionDriving = 2          '  Dimension is a driving dimension

End Enum

Public Enum swInConfigurationOpts_e

    swConfigPropertySuppressFeatures = 0

    swThisConfiguration = 1

    swAllConfiguration = 2

    swSpecifyConfiguration = 3

End Enum

Sub main()

    Dim swApp                       As SldWorks.SldWorks

    Dim swModel                     As SldWorks.ModelDoc2

    Dim swConfigMgr                 As SldWorks.ConfigurationManager

    Dim swConfig                    As SldWorks.Configuration

    Dim swSelMgr                    As SldWorks.SelectionMgr

    Dim swDispDim                   As SldWorks.DisplayDimension

    Dim swDim                       As SldWorks.Dimension

    Dim vConfigNameArr              As Variant

    Dim vConfigName                 As Variant

    Dim vDimValArr                  As Variant

    Dim vDimVal                     As Variant

    Dim sSpecConfigNameArr(0)       As String

    Dim vSpecConfigNameArr          As Variant

    Dim dimValue                    As Variant

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

    Set swConfigMgr = swModel.ConfigurationManager

    Set swConfig = swConfigMgr.ActiveConfiguration

    Set swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager

    Set swDispDim = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject5(1)

    Set swDim = swDispDim.GetDimension

    vConfigNameArr = swModel.GetConfigurationNames

    

    

    Debug.Print "File = " & swModel.GetPathName & "<" & swConfig.Name & ">"

    Debug.Print "  " & swDim.FullName & " [" & swDim.Name & "]"

    dimValue = swDim.GetSystemValue3(swThisConfiguration, vConfigNameArr(0))

    Debug.Print "    SystemValue                      = " & dimValue(0)

    Debug.Print "    IsAppliedToAllConfigurations     = " & swDim.IsAppliedToAllConfigurations

    Debug.Print "    DrivenState                      = " & swDim.DrivenState

    Debug.Print "    IsReference                      = " & swDim.IsReference

    Debug.Print "    ReadOnly                         = " & swDim.ReadOnly

   

    

    For Each vConfigName In vConfigNameArr

        sSpecConfigNameArr(0) = vConfigName

        vSpecConfigNameArr = sSpecConfigNameArr

        vDimValArr = swDim.GetValue3(swSpecifyConfiguration, vSpecConfigNameArr): Debug.Assert 0 = UBound(vDimValArr)

        For Each vDimVal In vDimValArr

            Debug.Print "      " & vConfigName & " --> " & vDimVal

        Next vDimVal

    Next vConfigName

End Sub

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